Feeder



'April I, 1924. 1,489,108

G. s. BARKER FEEDER Filed March 24. 1923 we. Q. m. N

WITNESI ATTORNEY Patented Apr. l, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FEEDER.

Application tiled March 24, i323.

T0 07? whim: 'it may rio/neemt:

Be it known that l, (lURNEY BAKKER. a` Citizen nl thil lliliteil States, residing at. (lrrenSlim-a in the filmtv 0f (lriiiliortl and .citate (it nrth (iarnlina. have invented new and nsetnl linprnreinents in lfleeileraa if? `ivhieh the 'hillmvingf is a siiecilieatinn.

The general n'hjrr't n? this inventinn ti provide means` for covering a patch nf grasa er the like tn permit, rhiinrens nr other peultr)Y t0 reach the Same lint ivreventinar them from totally fleatriivinfj the hatt-h.

This inventinn alSe cnneists in rertain other features 0i f'niwtrimtifin anrl in thi' rnmhinatinn ainl arrangem nt nl the Several. parte. tn he hereinafter inl"A .leaerilieih ilhiaw trateil in the aeenrnpanvin. il drawings am] spefilieallv pointed out in the apinnrlefl claims.

ln deserihing Inv inventiva in detail. reterenee Will he hafl tri the acmmpan'vini; flraivinge wherein like eliararters leunt like rn' rrurrespnniling parte throughout thi several views, and in Which:-

Figure l in a nlan vien' of the device.

Figure 2 iS Sifle vien'.

Figure 3 is lnngfitnilinal Sectional view.

Fignre 4 is a trauert-rse sectional View.

ln thege viewe l anil Q inilieate the Mnl nieves; which are Cnnnenterl together hy the Strips: N Vhrm-ee 4- heine prnviilml Enr CunnePt-ing the upper erlqee of thi` and pierna with saifl Strips il. Vir/e have their ends ennnerterl with the ein] hier@ l and their other nnrls' ennneeteil with the cnil springs (l ivhirh are mnnenteil with thi1 emi pieve thus the wires kept tant, The wirea are also pravirlel `vith the T-shapeil snpports 7 Whic'h have evea at their upper enfle for receiving the wires, the rrnas pieren nf the supports resting linnn the. fl'rfinnil. Sheet 8 of Wire ineeh is stretf'heil river the device.

The flevire is nlarefl over a iiatrh nt gram4 er the like t0 pi'ntef't the name from lacing;` trampled flown hv large pniiltrv. hiri'le and animals and th.n meshes mc the Sheet Fi are` made large enough to permit small chickens to have the advantage over the larger rines; by beine able to reach more of the grass.

This mvention Will enable the poultry to have a. supply of green grass before them Serial No. (527,11904` hat will prevent the total destruitinii to the pateh rif green grasa as in usually the aar.

It is thought friini the t'iiregiiing ileaeriistinn that the ailrantagi-s1 :intl novel tifatlireH nl' mj. invention will he riaililv apparent.

l desire it tn he nnili'retiinil that l may malte Changes in thi1 iniietrnvlinn ainl iii the eiiinhinatinn and arrangement if the sereral nai-ta. priiviilecl that anrh changes fail within the swipe it the appended claims.

lllhat l i-laim ist t *i ilevire nt the ilaqs ilesrriheil riimnrisinai a hair nl" enil nieren. ntripe erinnert-ing: the emile :if .qaiil enti rinvii-.w together; viren fztfretihrrl hetiviieii the nil nieren gai'h wire f1 a part then-eef having a mil Spring l'nrniiA A anil a Sheet. mi Wire ganze Qtreteheil river the levier and havingI ita nieahes large ennnffh tn permit Small pmiltrr tn pli/1re their hiafl@4 therethriingh tn reaeh the material envereil h v the device.

Q. A rhiil t'eeilnr inflnrlingn a anhfitantiallv riianfIiIIar traine te hiplarerl over the (-liirl; turali a Sheet nl retiililateil material atli'teh-ffi over the frame and having niwninffe4 (if fi Size tn permit the fhielcs tn insert their heails to i-iiavh th(x filial. lringitnflinal {invii-il elements ertenfling long fitialinall'vY mc the Vtraine and nnen ivhieli the retieulatefl ma` terial reet@ anil erintrartile .Qin-inge :arranged intermediate the enfle nl the longitudinal elements1 tu retain thi` latter tant anil therew h v hnlfl the ret'ii1ilritf-'l Sheet agr/[inet Sag:- ging.

A ehirhv teefler inrhnling a anlietantiallv reet-angular 'traine tn hi" plareil river the rhiflr i'nnfl. a Sheet mi retieulritei'l material rtretohef'l river the l'ranie anil having ripeninge, fit a Siae t0 permit the ehirlrs tn insert their heafle te rearh the tnm'l. longitudinal tlevihle elemente exteni'ling lrmfitnrlinallv of the trarne aiiil upon which the retinnlateil material rests;n emitrartile Springe :Wrangell intermediate the enfle. if the lnngitmlinal nlnwnti: t() retain the latter tant :inil therrhv hnlfl the retirnlateil aheet against sagging and vertical rotin arranged Within the traino anrl engaged `.vith the longitudinal elemente t0 support the latter.

In testimony whereof l aix my signature.

GURNEY S. BARKER. 

